Allowance table
Hand Luggage Limits, Carrier by Carrier
Each figure comes from the carrier’s official help pages. Check a bag here before you buy it, rather than discovering the answer at boarding.
Which Canadian airline gives you the most room?
Among Canada’s five biggest airlines, Air Canada leads: a 43 × 33 × 16 cm personal item on every fare and a 55 × 40 × 23 cm carry-on from Standard fares, with no weight limit. Porter matches those sizes but caps each bag at 9 kg. Air Transat includes a carry-on on most fares with a smaller personal item. WestJet’s carry-on is narrower at 36 cm, and Flair is the strictest, charging for the carry-on on Bare fares.
Canada’s big five, from most room to least
| # | Carrier | What’s free | In short |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Most room | Air Canada | 43 × 33 × 16 cm personal item | A roomy 43 × 33 × 16 cm personal item on every fare and a 55 × 40 × 23 cm carry-on from Standard up, with no published weight limit. |
| 2Roomy | Porter Airlines | 43 × 33 × 16 cm personal item · 9 kg | The same sizes as Air Canada, but each bag is capped at 9 kg. Basic can add a carry-on with Basic Express. |
| 3Middle | Air Transat | 43 × 31 × 13 cm personal item | A standard 55 × 40 × 23 cm carry-on on most fares, but the smallest personal item of the five at 13 cm deep. |
| 4Tighter | WestJet | 41 × 33 × 15 cm personal item | A personal item on every fare and a carry-on from Econo up — but the carry-on is only 36 cm wide. |
| 5Tightest | Flair Airlines | 43 × 33 × 15 cm personal item · 7 kg | A free 43 × 33 × 15 cm personal item capped at 7 kg; the carry-on is a paid extra on Bare fares and sizers are mandatory. |
Carrier snapshots
Most roomAC
Air Canada
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 16 cm Carry-on: 55 × 40 × 23 cm (extra)Read the Air Canada guide
RoomyPD
Porter Airlines
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 16 cm · 9 kg Carry-on: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 9 kg (extra)Read the Porter guide
MiddleTS
Air Transat
Personal item: 43 × 31 × 13 cm Carry-on: 55 × 40 × 23 cm (extra)Read the Air Transat guide
TighterWS
WestJet
Personal item: 41 × 33 × 15 cm Carry-on: 56 × 36 × 23 cm (extra)Read the WestJet guide
TightestF8
Flair Airlines
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 15 cm · 7 kg Carry-on: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 10 kg (extra)Read the Flair guide
Every carrier we track
Tap a carrier to see bags inside its limits. “No set size” means the airline permits the item without quoting measurements — plan on something compact, like a handbag or a slim laptop case.
| Carrier | Personal item | Carry-on | Case in the fare? | Carrier page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air CanadaOur guide | 43 × 33 × 16 cm Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresIncluded on Standard fares and up; not on Basic within North America and sun routes | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| WestJetOur guide | 41 × 33 × 15 cm Matching personal items |
56 × 36 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresIncluded from Econo up; UltraBasic only on Europe and Asia trips | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Porter AirlinesOur guide | 43 × 33 × 16 cm9 kg Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm9 kg Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresIncluded on Standard and higher; Basic can add it with Basic Express | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Flair AirlinesOur guide | 43 × 33 × 15 cm7 kg Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm10 kg Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresPaid add-on on Bare fares; included in Lite and higher bundles | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air TransatOur guide | 43 × 31 × 13 cm Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresNot on Eco Budget to the South, Florida or within Canada | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air Canada Express (Jazz) | 43 × 33 × 16 cm Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresOn Dash-8/CRJ, carry-ons often go on a Sky Check cart. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air Canada Rouge | 43 × 33 × 16 cm Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresExcluded on Economy Basic for North America and sun routes. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air Creebec | 30 × 25 × 20 cm Matching personal items |
56 × 40 × 22.5 cm6 kg Matching cases |
YesOne carry-on per passenger, 13 lb (6 kg) maximum. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air Inuit | No set size | 51 × 37 × 23 cm5 kg Matching cases |
YesBoeing 737 and Dash 8 size; Twin Otter and King Air are smaller | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air North | 41 × 33 × 15 cm Matching personal items |
54 × 38 × 22 cm Matching cases |
YesOne carry-on per traveller; no numeric weight limit published. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Air Tindi | No set size | 55.9 × 40.6 × 22.9 cm11.3 kg Matching cases |
YesTwo items combined within 22 × 16 × 9 in, 25 lb; none on Twin Otter | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Calm Air | No set size | 40 × 30 × 25 cm9.1 kg Matching cases |
YesTwo pieces combined within this size, 9 kg in total | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Canadian North | No set size | 56 × 46 × 26 cm10 kg Matching cases |
YesTotal space per traveller on jets; ATR turboprops allow 46 × 41 × 23 cm | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Central Mountain Air | No set size10 kg | 55 × 40 × 23 cm10 kg Matching cases |
YesTwo pieces allowed; oversized bags must be checked. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| PAL Airlines | 40.6 × 33 × 15.2 cm Matching personal items |
53.3 × 38.1 × 22.9 cm Matching cases |
YesPublished as 21 × 15 × 9 in; none on Air Borealis connections | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Pacific Coastal Airlines | 43 × 33 × 16 cm10 kg Matching personal items |
55 × 40 × 23 cm10 kg Matching cases |
YesStandard article included; larger bags can use planeside valet. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Pascan Aviation | 30.5 × 25.4 × 20.3 cm3.2 kg Matching personal items |
38.1 × 33 × 17.8 cm5.9 kg Matching cases |
YesPublished as 15 × 13 × 7 in, 13 lb; aircraft with 10+ seats | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Perimeter Aviation | 40 × 30 × 15 cm Matching personal items |
40 × 33 × 20 cm Matching cases |
YesSmall cabin bag; some aircraft take no carry-ons (valet). | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| Rise Air | 30 × 25 × 20 cm Matching personal items |
43 × 38 × 20 cm6 kg Matching cases |
YesTwo pieces combined within this size and 6 kg | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
| WestJet Encore | 41 × 33 × 15 cm Matching personal items |
56 × 36 × 23 cm Matching cases |
Extra / dearer faresQ400 carry-ons may be gate-checked even if they fit. | Open ↗Seen Oct 2026 |
Rules verified October 2026. Ticket type changes what you may bring, and carriers revise policies without much warning — glance at your booking confirmation before packing.